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THE MYSTERY by C. E. DEAL

First Line: I KNOW I AM A MYSTERY / A MYSTERY FOR SURE
Last Line: NOR DO I FIND A CURE.
Subject(s): DOUBT; MYSTERY; SKEPTICISM;

I know I am a mystery,
A mystery for sure;
I do not know myself at all,
Nor do I find a cure.

Oh! love I him, or love I not
I'm sure I do not know;
Sometimes I surely think I do,
Then sure it can't be so.

I am most certain of my doubts,
Of faith uncertain be;
What chance may bring I cannot tell --
What fate's awaiting me.

I know my mind uncertain is,
It wavers to and fro;
Sometimes I think I should accept,
But yet I answer, "No."

With certainty I hesitate,
Am clear I do not see;
And so I go on wondering
What will my future be?

You see I am a mystery,
A mystery for sure;
I do not know myself at all,
Nor do I find a cure.



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